PeaceHealth is seeking a Physician Assistant - General Cardiology based in the Bellingham community.

Req ID: 159002

PeaceHealth Medical Group, Cardiology has an opportunity for a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner – General Cardiology to join an established practice in Bellingham, Washington.

Why you'll love the practice:

PeaceHealth Cardiology practice has its main clinic in Bellingham and 7 satellite clinics.

Currently there are 13 Cardiologists in the group--including 7 General Cardiologists, 4 Interventional Cardiologists, 2 Electrophysiologists; 6 ARNPs, 3 Vascular Surgeons, and 3 Cardiothoracic Surgeons, and multiple clinical support staff.

This collegial team is in a hospital-based practice with a dedicated Cardiovascular Center, 2 fully equipped operating rooms, ICAVL/ICAEL certified outpatient and in-patient Vascular and Echo labs.

Clinic hours run from: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday – Friday.

May include rotation to secondary market clinics for follow-up patient visits.

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PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center is a 253-bed Level II Trauma Center in Bellingham as well as Whatcom County's only hospital. PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center (SJMC) and PeaceHealth Medical Group (PHMG) in Bellingham provide comprehensive and specialty care to the communities of Northwest Washington. Tertiary referrals come from a one hundred mile radius. Our dedicated physicians and staff have earned recognition as a top-ranking facility for patient quality initiatives in Washington State.

Why you'll love Northwest Washington:

Bellingham is acclaimed for its small-city flavor, and has all the cultural amenities associated with being home to a major university, boasts pristine lakes, forests, salt water beaches, miles of inner-urban trails, and snow-covered peaks. We're 90 minutes north of Seattle and 20 minutes south of British Columbia, Canada. We are also rated as one of America's most desirable communities by Money, Outside, Kiplinger, Forbes, and National Geographic magazines.

Competitive compensation and robust benefits:

Excellent health, dental, and vision coverage

CME reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Retirement plans

Fully paid malpractice insurance

Qualifications:

Must be a graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program.

Licensed as a Physician Assistant or eligible in the State of Washington.

Will consider new graduates with a high interest in learning Cardiology. Preferably 1-2 years' experience.

Possession of Federal DEA number without restriction.

If you are interested in this career opportunity, please contact Kim Dianich.

PeaceHealth, based in Vancouver, Wash., is a not-for-profit Catholic health system offering care to communities in Washington, Oregon, and Alaska. PeaceHealth has approximately 16,000 caregivers, a multi-specialty medical group practice with more than 900 providers and 10 medical centers serving both urban and rural communities throughout the Northwest. In 1890, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace founded what has become PeaceHealth. Today, PeaceHealth is the legacy of the founding Sisters and continues with a spirit of respect, stewardship, collaboration and social justice in fulfilling its Mission.

PeaceHealth is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified job applicants and employees without regard to the following statuses: protected veteran; qualified individual with a disability; race; ethnicity; religion; gender; pregnancy; gender identity; national origin; age; genetic information; sexual orientation; or any other protected status in accordance with local, state, or federal laws.

The above information is intended to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of caregivers assigned to this job.

PeaceHealth, based in Vancouver, Washington, is a not-for-profit Catholic health system offering care to communities in Washington, Oregon, and Alaska. PeaceHealth has approximately 16,000 caregivers, a multi-specialty medical group practice with more than 800 physicians and providers, a comprehensive laboratory system, and ten medical centers serving both urban and rural communities throughout the Northwest. In 1890, Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace founded what has become PeaceHealth. Today, PeaceHealth is the legacy of its founding Sisters and continues to serve communities when invited to do so with a spirit of collaboration and stewardship. This is The Spirit of Healing—The Spirit of PeaceHealth. PeaceHealth is an EEO/AA Employer.